Men's Soccer Huddle

Terriers to End Non-Conference Slate at Northeastern Tuesday Night

October 16, 2017

Men's Soccer (5-7-1) at Northeastern (2-10-2)
Date & Time Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 6 p.m.
Venue Parsons Field | Brookline, Mass.
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BOSTON – Concluding its non-conference slate, the Boston University men's soccer team will visit Northeastern on Tuesday with a 6 p.m. start time.

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU is 3-5-0 on the road compared to 2-2-1 at home ... The Terriers own road victories at American (2-0), Lehigh (2-0) and Lafayette (2-0).
  • The Terriers are 2-3-0 this season against in-state rivals with wins over Harvard (1-0) and Holy Cross (3-0).
  • This past Saturday in a 2-1 home loss to Loyola Maryland, sophomore Mana Chavali (2g,2a) become the third Terrier to record more than one goal this season.
  • Both sophomore Matt McDonnell (3g,1a) and freshman Toti Knutsson (2g,3a) tallied an assist on Chavli's goal to stay one point ahead of Chavali.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Bernardi owns eight starts at net with a 0.722 save percentage and 1.29 goals against average.
  • The Terriers own a slight 129-126 advantage over opponents in shot attempts with a 50-38 lead in corner kicks.
SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN
  • The Huskies are on an eight-game winless streak with seven losses by a combined score of 22-3 ... They are coming off a 6-0 loss at No. 17 SMU and 4-0 defeat at Elon.
  • Northeastern is 2-3-0 at home compared to 0-7-2 mark with wins against then-No. 12 UMass Lowell (2-1 2OT) and College of Charleston (1-0 OT).
  • The Huskies posted a 1-1 draw at Harvard and fell at Holy Cross, 3-0, back in September ... Both squads fell to the Terriers at Nickerson Field earlier this season.
  • Harry Swartz leads the Huskies with seven points off three goals and an assist, while Martin Nygaard has two goals ... Lewis Aird owns a team-high three assists.
  • Jonathan Thuresson has started all 14 games at net and owns a 0.708 save percentage and 1.81 goals against average.
SERIES HISTORY
  • The Terriers lead the all-time series, 21-7-1, in a rivalry dating back to 1984.
  • BU has won the last three meetings, including a 2-1 win at Northeastern in 2014 ... The Huskies last won in 2008 with a 1-0 shutout home victory.
  • Last season, the Terriers struck first at 18:20 and then took advantage of two Northeastern red cards to claim a 3-0 victory ... BU finished with a 21-5 advantage in shot attempts.
  • McDonnell is the lone returning Terrier who recorded at least one point in the game.
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